Sibirhelus Kirejtshuk, 1989

Hisamatsu, Sadatomo, 2011, A review of the Japanese Kateretidae fauna (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (2), pp. 551-585 : 572

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scientific name	Sibirhelus Kirejtshuk, 1989
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Genus Sibirhelus Kirejtshuk, 1989

Type species. Heterhelus corpulentus Reitter, 1900 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Body elongate oval, strongly convex. Antennae moniliform. Pronotum with lateral margins uniformly rounded; punctures on disc larger than eye facet; posterior angles obtusely angulate; basal margin nearly straight or with slight curvature. Male abdominal tergite VIII externally visible. Tarsal claws more or less expanded at the base. Ovipositor with short styli.

Bionomics. Sibirhelus corpulentus was collected from flowers of Carex dispalata Boott (Cyperaceae) (see Bionomics of S. corpulentus below).

Distribution. Siberia and Japan ( JELÍNEK & AUDISIO 2007).

Note. Sibirhelus is a monotypic genus with only one species, S. corpulentus , occurring from Siberia to Japan.